What to do first when hit by a cyber attack

First thing is to quickly inform customers and call up police.

Donƒ??t Panic
Act as quickly as possible to mitigate the damage - plan your action
Switch to backup servers and do not turn off your initial servers
Make sure everything is preserved
Call in the police and professional expert

informed too early will cause unnecessary alarm, probably they need time to investigate?

i wonder how come nowadays those who got hacked informed the public quite late hor, same goes for Mindef?

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Source: www.computerweekly.com/opinion/What-to-d...it-by-a-cyber-attack

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